Sailboat Shtandart excluded from state vessels register
Motor sailboat Shtandart (St.-Petersburg) is excluded from the state register of inland waters vessels, PortNews IAA learnt from Dmitrii Atlashkin, head of North-West department of Gosmorrechnadzora of the RF Ministry of Transport. ‘It means the Ministry of Transport does not bear responsibility for the vessel,’ explained the representative. As per him, the vessel is in Norway to the date and it is necessary to settle register issues in the State Inspection for low-tonnage vessels (GIMS) for the sailboat to return.